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Wednesday September 26, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

Erupting for four runs in the first inning, the Red Sox went on to defeat the Blue Jays, 6-4. A double by Fred Lynn produced the first tally, a single by Jim Rice added another and Carlton Fisk climaxed the outburst with a two-run single. Rice's hit was his 200th of the season, marking the third straight year that the Red Sox outfielder had reached the 200 mark. [The Sporting News]


Boston Red Sox 6, Toronto Blue Jays 4

Game Played on Wednesday, September 26, 1979 (Night game) at Fenway Park

Blue Jays    0  0  0    1  1  0    0  2  0  -   4  7  0
Red Sox      4  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   6  9  1


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Griffin ss            4   1   2   1     0   0   .281      Burleson ss           4   1   2   1     0   1   .276
Woods lf              3   1   0   0     1   0   .277      Sizemore 2b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .248
Howell 3b             3   1   1   1     1   0   .253      Lynn cf               4   1   2   2     0   0   .337
Velez dh              3   0   2   2     1   0   .291      Rice lf               3   1   1   1     1   0   .329
Solaita 1b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .259      Watson 1b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .303
Bosetti cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .260        Dwyer 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .260
Cerone c              4   1   1   0     0   0   .233      Fisk dh               4   0   1   2     0   1   .269
Bailor rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .225      Hobson 3b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .254
Johnson 2b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .181      Evans rf              3   1   1   0     0   0   .279
Moore p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Allenson c            2   1   0   0     1   1   .195
  Jefferson p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Rainey p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Garvin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Drago p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Buskey p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   4   7   4     3   1             Totals               30   6   9   6     2   3

Time of Game: 2:10   Attendance: 18,010
Left on Base: Blue Jays 5, Red Sox 3
DP: Blue Jays 3, Red Sox 2
Errors: Allenson
Doubles: Velez 2 (21), Lynn 2 (42), Watson (19), Evans (24)
Home Runs: Howell (15)
GIDP: Johnson (2), Bosetti (16), Hobson (22), Rice (16), Fisk (8)
Hit by Pitch: Sizemore (1,by Jefferson)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moore L(5-7)            0.1   5   4   4   0   0   0   6   4.68
Jefferson               2.2   3   2   2   1   0   0  11   5.51
Garvin                  4     1   0   0   1   2   0  13   2.78
Buskey                  1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.08
Totals                  8     9   6   6   2   3   0  33

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rainey W(8-5)           7.1   7   4   4   3   0   1  31   3.82
Drago SV(12)            1.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   5   2.93
Totals                  9     7   4   4   3   1   1  36

Hit by Pitch: Jefferson (2)

Umpires: HP - Ken Kaiser, 1B - Russ Goetz, 3B - Bill Haller


BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin grounded out (first to pitcher); Woods
grounded out (second to first); Howell walked; Velez flied out
to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Burleson singled; Sizemore grounded out (third to
first) [Burleson to second]; Lynn doubled [Burleson scored];
Rice singled [Lynn scored]; Watson doubled [Rice to third]; Fisk
singled [Rice scored, Watson scored]; JEFFERSON REPLACED MOORE
(PITCHING); Hobson grounded into a double play (third to second
to first) [Fisk out at second]; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays
0, Red Sox 4.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Solaita grounded out (second to first); Bosetti
flied out to left; Cerone lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 2ND: Evans doubled; Allenson walked; Burleson singled
[Evans scored, Allenson to third]; Sizemore was hit by a pitch
[Burleson to second]; Lynn forced Sizemore (second to shortstop)
[Allenson scored, Burleson to third]; Rice grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Lynn out at second]; 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 6.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Bailor grounded out (third to first); Johnson
flied out to center; Griffin flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 3RD: Watson grounded out (third to first); Fisk grounded
out (first to pitcher); Hobson singled to shortstop; Evans flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 6.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Woods grounded out (first unassisted); Howell
homered; Velez walked; Solaita forced Velez (second to
shortstop); Bosetti grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 4TH: GARVIN REPLACED JEFFERSON (PITCHING); Allenson
grounded out (third to first); Burleson was called out on
strikes; Sizemore flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Blue Jays 1, Red Sox 6.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Cerone singled; Bailor singled to third [Cerone
to second]; Johnson grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Cerone to third, Bailor out at second];
Griffin singled [Cerone scored]; Woods grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 5TH: Lynn doubled; Rice walked; Watson forced Rice
(shortstop to second) [Lynn to third]; Fisk grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Watson out at second]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Red Sox 6.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Howell grounded out (second to first); Velez
doubled; Solaita grounded out (second to first) [Velez to
third]; Bosetti flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue
Jays 2, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 6TH: Hobson lined to right; Evans grounded out
(shortstop to first); Allenson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Red Sox 6.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Cerone grounded out (pitcher to first); Bailor
flied out to right; Johnson grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 7TH: Burleson flied out to right; Sizemore popped to
catcher in foul territory; Lynn flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Red Sox 6.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Griffin singled; Woods walked [Griffin to
second]; Howell flied out to center [Griffin to third]; Velez
doubled [Griffin scored, Woods scored]; DRAGO REPLACED RAINEY
(PITCHING); Solaita reached on an error by Allenson; Bosetti
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Solaita out at second]; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 4, Red
Sox 6.

RED SOX 8TH: BUSKEY REPLACED GARVIN (PITCHING); Rice grounded
out (shortstop to first); Watson grounded out (pitcher to
first); Fisk struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 4, Red
Sox 6.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: DWYER REPLACED WATSON (PLAYING 1B); Cerone popped
to first in foul territory; Bailor lined to pitcher; Johnson was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 4, Red
Sox 6.



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